Thank you for the question.
Before I get to that specifically, I wanted to say earlier that since 1967, we've had the patriation of the Constitution. We have the Constitution Act, 1982 and the recognition of the inherent right of the aboriginal peoples to self-government. That is a tremendous change. As we move forward, we must engage on a government-to-government, nation-to-nation basis, particularly in our case with the Métis nation. We do have things to contribute.
With regard to the specific questions, we have some support from the federal government for a pre-school. For example, in my home community, our Métis nation flag flies, so kids from three and four years old see the flag. The Michif language is being taught there and also in the grade school. We have a friendship centre, of course, where we engage and it's spread throughout. I travel throughout our Métis nation homeland and I see our flag flying a lot, so it's there. The people themselves want to get more engaged, but the capacity is not sufficient. I mentioned that earlier.
How we can be involved is, we need to move forward. This table is a good place, but we have two organizations and you have a Métis nation government. We should be talking on a government-to-government basis. We're one of the three orders of government in this country.
There is mention in the heritage report, and probably this one, of engaging the provincial government. We need to do that. The Métis nation has a tripartite mechanism that can engage both levels of government and ourselves at the table. We do have a lot to offer. We just need to be there. Our engagement is there, we have a lot to contribute, and we are willing to contribute.